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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story
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Mecca Agreement Could Suggest US-designed Regional Order a Failure Story

Wednesday 12 August 2026
deterrence and reassure its Arab allies, the emergence of an independent defense pact among three major Muslim powers suggests the opposite. It suggests that Washington's failure in the war against Tehran has eroded trust among its longtime regional partners, nudging them toward a security frame ...
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance
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Trump Turkey Escape Scandal: New Life under Shadow of Vengeance

Saturday 15 August 2026 ،
deterrence. He has repeatedly touted US military supremacy from podiums and threatened Washington's adversaries with swift, crushing retaliation. So when word broke that he had been spirited out of a NATO ally's capital in a covert operation straight out of a Hollywood thriller, the optics c ...
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?
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Why’s Pentagon Drip-feeding Information on Iran Attacks Damage?

Sunday 16 August 2026 ،
deterrence, both against Iran and among US allies in the region. Deterrence, after all, is largely a function of the adversary's perception. If the vulnerability of US bases were suddenly and fully exposed, it could feed the very impression Washington wants to avoid: that striking American force ...
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook
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Yemen War’s New Rules: Saudi Sticks to Old Playbook

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
deterrence, where negotiations, political pressure, limited operations, ground assaults, and sea threats take place simultaneously. Saudi Arabia, from victory strategy to defeat management strategy The most significant shift in Riyadh’s policy is a change in objective. 2015 marks the moment ...
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IRGC Warns Enemies of Decisive Response to Future Aggression
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IRGC Warns Enemies of Decisive Response to Future Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
deterrence and powerful offensive operations. It described the former POWs as symbols of patience, resilience, freedom, and national honor. The statement comes amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States following the expiration of a 60-day deadline for negotiations on a lasting agreem ...
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression
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Aoun’s Political Suicide with Silence to Israeli Aggression

Monday 17 August 2026 ،
deterrence tools The Lebanese government's response to the latest Israeli strikes has been strikingly tepid. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam dismissed the attacks as merely a blow to Lebanon's stability, while President Joseph Aoun called them a setback to the negotiation process. But the real i ...
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Acting Defense Minister: Iran Will Never Surrender to Pressure
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Acting Defense Minister: Iran Will Never Surrender to Pressure

Saturday 22 August 2026 ،
deterrence despite decades of sanctions and foreign pressure. He made the remarks during a meeting with foreign military attachés in Tehran on National Defense Industry Day. Ibn Reza thanked countries that condemned recent US and Israeli attacks on Iran, saying the nation’s defense cap ...
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power
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Iran’s Weapons Arsenal Redefining Deterrence Power

Sunday 23 August 2026 ،
deterrence power and its capacity to inflict damage on adversaries, as security officials have underscored. Greater missile accuracy signals a shift away from purely saturation-style barrages toward precision strikes. A missile with advanced guidance and higher precision can achieve greater effect ...
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel
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Economic to Military Pressure: Six Options Turkey Wields against Israel

Tuesday 25 August 2026 ،
deterrence without immediate entry into war. Tensions between Turkey and Israel have escalated sharply over Syria, which has become the primary theater for their rivalry. Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Turkey has deepened its ties with the new government in Damascus and sig ...
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean
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Turkey-Israel Face-off in Eastern Mediterranean

Friday 4 September 2026 ،
deterrence against Turkish influence in the eastern Mediterranean, it is poised to push the regional rivalry between Ankara and Tel Aviv into a new and more sensitive phase. In Turkey's view, the deployment of David's Sling and Spyder air defense systems on Greek Islands, and even Cyprus whe ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.